Action 2013 1 hr 59 min. With tensions boiling over in the East, the US President (Eckhart) welcomes a group of Koreans to the White House. While praising Butler's role as a "solid" character, Edelstein criticized the script and the violence of the film, writing "Olympus Has Fallen is a disgusting piece of work, but it certainly hits its marks – it makes you sick with suspense. Exhibiting ample amounts of both in his pursuit of Kang is Banning, who refuses to give up until he’s accomplished all three of his life-and-death objectives. Olympus Has Fallen - Review. Angel Has Fallen is the third in a series we didn't need, want or ask for, but it seems to be what we deserve. Exposure is out now as of July 9th, 2013 on Harbor Records! Sold Out. (108) Price Match Guarantee. ... Lastly, the smaller Micro Four Thirds format that Olympus shares with Panasonic and Sharp has been dependent on … Antoine Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen is an action film that is hard to take seriously, and is best enjoyed with your tongue firmly in your cheek. Olympus Has Fallen. Headshots, impalings, explosions and lots of deaths. It is also an important message that the director is communicating to the audience (Carter, Deutch & Zelikow, 1998). The record was released on March 15, 2013 via Relativity Music Group label. [3] In its first weekend, the film earned $30.5 million finishing second at the box office, and exceeded predictions of $23 million. It earned $170 million against a $70 million production budget. The plot depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to rescue U.S. President Benjamin Asher. 1-7 of 7 items. Watch the full movie online. Lee is executed on live video. For scenes where actors walked in or out of the White House, a first-floor façade and entrance were built; computers added the second floor, roof, and downtown D.C. cityscape. Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, Showtime Orders Drama Series ‘Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation,’ Antoine Fuqua to Direct and Produce, ‘Shaka: King Of The Zulu Nation’ Drama From Antoine Fuqua Gets Showtime Series Order, ‘Cliffhanger’ Director Renny Harlin’s New Horror Project ‘The Refuge’ Unveiled at EFM, Oddest Casting Choice for a Real-Life Person. 7 items. action , mystery and thriller. In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. It was written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt and directed by Antoine Fuqua. Roma declares "Olympus has fallen" to signify that the White House has been invaded. FADE IN: EXT. When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. Director Antoine Fuqua, however, did not return due to his commitments on The Equalizer. [4] The rest of the characters were cast throughout June and July. The movie ‘Olympus has fallen’ is an action film that depicts the terrorist attack on the White House. Release: Olympus Has Fallen 2013 1080p GBR BluRay AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1-HDBEE Container: BDAV Runtime: 1:59:36 Size: 35.98 GiB Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 16:9 Frame rate: 23.976 Bit rate: 33890 kbps [33] However, the film's release was delayed to March 4, 2016. Written by To do this, he needs the access codes to the Cerberus system, held only by Asher, Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Joseph Hoenig, all of whom are inside the PEOC. This movie is 1 hr 54 minutes in duration and is available in Hindi language. It was released on March 22, 2013. For the last scene reveals an incredible disrespect of tempo, form, and reality. Olympus Has Fallen is as brash as a Super Bowl halftime show, bloodier than Gettysburg, and more far-fetched than Dennis Kucinich's endless runs for President. Overview. Exposure is out now as of July 9th, 2013 on Harbor Records! The film stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune. A terrorist mastermind kidnaps the President of the United States inside the White House, and a disgraced former Secret Service agent must save the President and take down the terrorists.Olympus Has Fallen … Olympus Has Fallen was released in the United States on March 22, 2013. The security of the nation is not only the security of its officials but the citizens at large. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Emergency Alert System, and several cable companies were fined by the Federal Communications Commission for airing the ad. Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. In 2012, Millennium Films competed against Sony Pictures, which was producing White House Down (also about a takeover of the White House) to complete casting and to begin filming. Release Date: 02/28/2017. Aided by rogue members of the prime minister's own detail, including former Secret Service agent-turned-private contractor Dave Forbes, they hold Asher and several top officials hostage in the PEOC. In 2013, Gerard Butler starred in Olympus Has Fallen, in which terrorists storm the White House like they're in the battle of Helm's Deep and take the staff hostage.Even if you've never seen Olympus Has Fallen or any of the other subsequent Has Fallen sequels, if you're a fan of this site, then you're familiar enough with the genre to guess how it plays out -- The White House is overrun. Olympus Has Fallen short of a great finale. More questions & answers from Olympus Has Fallen. It earned $38.2 million in video rental sales in the U.S.[23], A lawsuit was filed in 2013 by John S. Green against Rothenberger alleging Green was the source of the movie's characters and material. It is, in other words, very American. 189 of 293 people found this review helpful. However, the country as it faces more terrorists’ threats. The president and those in close line of succession are locked into the PEOC while the secret service declares a state of emergency and tries to protect the ones outside of the bunker. Malana Lea as Lim, Kang's henchwoman who serves as the technical expert of the group, This page was last edited on 16 March 2021, at 21:28. FilmDistrict distributed the film. Available on iTunes, USA, E!, Oxygen, Bravo, Syfy, Telemundo, NBC, Hulu When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured and the President (Aaron Eckart) is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind, disgraced former Prudential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), moves to action. In Theaters: Mar 22, 2013 Wide. We have a good amount of violence, shootouts and action.It's important and really honest if you like the movie for what it is, a fun, crazy and silly action movie with some good lines and some good acting. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman, with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles. Olympus Has Fallen/White House Down [Blu-ray] [2 Discs] SKU: 5733705. The film stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune. When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Trailer Disgraced Secret Service agent (and former presidential guard) Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to … Olympus Has Fallen was one of two films released in 2013 that depicted a terrorist attack against the White House; the other was White House Down. He gave the film a C.[29], David Edelstein was much more negative about the film. Authorized to proceed, Banning's first act is to save Connor, whom Kang plans to use to force Asher to reveal his Cerberus code. Olympus Has Fallen. Before being killed, agent Roma alerts Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs that "Olympus has fallen." [27] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. That's about it.Don't walk to the cinema, expecting to see a serious and complex thriller. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) R | 119 min | Action , Thriller Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. On reconnaissance, Banning kills several of the terrorists, including Forbes. A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. It's not meant to be a serious, edgy and visceral movie. Olympus Has Fallen (Widescreen)When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured and the President (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind, disgraced former Presidential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), moves to action. In London Has Fallen, a deadly plot to kill the world’s most powerful leaders in unveiled at the British Prime Minister’s funeral and only three people have any hope of stopping it. [24] The case was eventually settled for $175,000, with Rothenberger retaining the rights to the film. He seeks to detonate the American nuclear arsenal to turn the United States into an irradiated wasteland in revenge for his mother's death. 834 likes. Finley Jacobsen as Connor Asher, the son of Benjamin and Margaret Asher. As in the 1988 hit, a man in a very small space has to eliminate the terrorists. On August 18, 2014, it was announced that Charlie Countryman director Fredrik Bond would take over direction from Fuqua,[34] but Bond left the film on September 18, just six weeks before shooting was set to begin. We've asked for a real Die Hard movie, for a very long time.We've asked for a real R rated action movie, for a while.We've asked for a decent and crazy actioner for a long time.There you have it. Banning pulls Asher from the vehicle, but fails to save Margaret as she falls to her death. They're the type of R-rated action flicks that have become increasingly infrequent in today's landscape of PG-13 superhero blockbusters that have come to dominate the multiplex in recent years. [35] However, on September 28, 2014, it was announced that Babak Najafi would take over direction of the sequel.[36]. With Olympus Has Fallen managing to make more than double its budget, Millennium Films turned it into a new franchise for Gerard Butler. Millennium Films. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. The acting is adequate and the story moves fast enough to keep it interesting and intriguing. Olympus Has Fallen adalah sebuah film laga-thriller Amerika Serikat tahun 2013 yang sebagian besar berlokasi di Washington, DC.Film yang disutradarai oleh Antoine Fuqua ini pemainnya antara lain adalah Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart dan Morgan Freeman. Kang uses Asher's hostage status to force Trumbull to withdraw the Seventh Fleet and U.S. forces from the Korean Peninsula, thus removing American opposition to a third Korean War. Rating: Add to “To Watch” list, watch some day. Although OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN has some problems, Fuqua’s reliance on the popularity of Butler and Freeman and fast-paced action to carry the film and audience should carry the day and the box office. [20], Olympus Has Fallen grossed $98.9 million in the U.S. and Canada and $71.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $170.2 million against a budget of $70 million. View production, box office, & company info. Also especially courageous is Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan. 'Olympus Has Fallen' Getting a Sequel Titled 'London Has Fallen' Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman must save the day (again) in 'London Has Fallen', a sequel to 'Olympus Has Fallen' that will begin production in 2014. User rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars with 108 reviews. In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. 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For example, computers were used to create nearly all of the opening sequence in which the First Lady is killed in a car accident, with chroma key greenscreen technology used to composite the actors into the computer-generated snowy scenery. Link your DIRECTV account to Movies Anywhere to enjoy your digital collection in one place. [19], The film's trailer was criticized for using the U.S. You have 25 minutes of "building up" and after that, the action is pretty much nonstop.Yeah, you'll see patriotism, but then again, a movie about the White Houlse wouldn't forget anything about it.Finally: Go watch it for the action and some of the acting. With Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett. Asher momentarily distracts Kang, allowing Banning to kill him. 2013 120 min TVMA Drama, Suspense, Action/Adventure Feature Film. "[26] Metacritic assigns the film a weighted average score of 41 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". 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